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Thread: Motorcycle General Discussion
21/06/2017 14:37:10

Thinking of doing a RE 350 Bullet as the next project. Just waiting for the price to drop. It is an Indian road bike, with disc brake front end. ie lots of stuff needs changing and modifying...

19/06/2017 04:51:37
Posted by Nigel B on 18/06/2017 10:23:58:

Nice job there TG.

My brother-in-law had a late model "pink" TY250 when they were current.

I started with a twin-shock SWM (280 Rotax), then a monoshock Armstrong (280 Rotax), followed by a JCM 240 Europa & finally a twin-shock Honda TLR 250. My wife had a Fantic 300 twin-shock & a Beta 240 mono. Trials used to be very popular in Yorkshire, but I don't think it is as much these days - finding suitable land & getting permission to use it was always a problem, which has only got worse.

After 5 years or so competing at club level, I gave up trials when the Honda was stolen some 20 years ago.

Nigel B

All the bikes you listed, especially the Fantics and SWM are "classics" these days. Twinshock trials is very popular in the UK and Europe.

Maybe worth getting back into it?

Regards,

Mike.

19/06/2017 04:48:42
Posted by Dave Spicer on 18/06/2017 10:03:40:

Nice restorations, I rode a 125 Yamaha in trials in the mid 70's and it was the best of the 6 or 7 different makes I had over a 12 year period

Dave

Sure it was'nt a 175?

19/06/2017 04:47:51

Thanx. Spent about a grand in total, and well over 200 hours on them. Brought a load of parts back with me in a suitcase last time i was in the UK in December, and had parts posted over monthly till May.

Services over here inc painting 4 wheels and brake plates (£27) and painting the two bikes inc chassis, s/arm and bodywork for £185...

Seats recovered £3 each...

New fuel taps at £2 ea, new 90 degree throttle assemblies, med action c/w bearing and very nice grips £6 ea. Gotta love Thai bike shops...

18/06/2017 04:53:29

The idea was to build two identical (bar the paint jobs) nice ones from the four.

Just finished them. 'Ol Blu and 'Ol Yeller;

18/06/2017 04:49:14

Latest project. Bought these 4 last February 2016. Sold as one job lot. All are 1984 Japanese market Yamaha ty250 monoshock air cooled trials bikes. The first production monoshock trials bikes. Bunch of spares included, paid about £825.

Thread: Optimum speed for a linisher belt?
16/06/2017 06:12:07

Industrial linishers were generally or very close to 1:1, using 3000 (2850) rpm motors. Wheels generally around 10".

Thread: Polishing on a bench grinder?
16/06/2017 06:01:31
Posted by Jon on 16/06/2017 00:36:00:

Spot on Thai.

Originally 28 years ago I had a cheapish 1/2hp 6" bench grinder. Slightest touch with thin mops motor slows and constantly waiting to pick up speed.
Got given an old 5" Wolf with 1/3 hp motor, half as bad as the Chinese cheapy but less power.

Do have a 3/4hp 8" Draper Chinese and that would struggle with small 4-6" mops and parts.

You have to buy either a Left hand arbor or Right hand harbour to fit the spindle.
Normally its just a case of removing existing wheel and guards and fitting the arbor and away you go.
Equally you could just use any 3000rpm motor and make the arbor.

Do have some where a Viceroy pedestal mop polisher came with 3ph 3/4hp motor that was ok ish, quality counts. Does sport a 3hp 3000rpm motor now what a transformation with 10" mops doing steel work and stainless to 99% mirror. Wont stop this one barely any speed drop with pressure on. As a compare takes 1/2hr that above 1/2hp would still be going at it in 40hrs+ no pun.

Hate mop polishing, aluminiums the worst and too easy to over polish.

Indeed.

Filthy, hard, sweaty job at the best of times. A good polisher can earn good money

All industrial off hand polishing is done using a double ended spindle with a THREE HORSEPOWER motor. They do not slow down for anything. And can break wrists, fingers and destroy components flung off at great velocity in a split second. But Christ they get a job done quick.

I speak from experience as i had a metal finishing shop in my previous life in England. These days i have a Creusen top quality linisher L/H side, polisher R/H side, bought in 03, sold at the time in their "Pro" range, but i'd describe it more as high end "hobby". Certainly would not/ could not earn money with it. I think it is 3/4" hp, the linisher is perfect, but it's under powered for polishing with 6-8" mops.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 16/06/2017 06:03:14

Thread: Boxford lathe gurus...
16/06/2017 05:37:38

Update.

Had an email back from Tony. He agrees it's more than likely factory fit, to special order.

He's added photos and a paragraph and link on the main Boxford lathe page under the accessories heading.

Thread: What Did You Do Today (2017)
15/06/2017 10:11:39
Posted by John Stevenson on 15/06/2017 08:29:47:
Bazyle ,
On a previous occasion when I was clearing a supplementary rack out I offer the steel for free, all you had to do was collect and saw up what you wanted, saw provided.
A total of 4 people rolled up and took probably 5% of what was on the rack. I posted on other forums with absolutely no takers

It's not like I'm in an out of the way place, only miles from junction 24 or 25 of the M1.

As an aside I have a few bars of 2.5" diameter magnesium. I realise that no one will want the full 2 metres so the question is if you were buying any, what lengths would you prefer?

Edited By John Stevenson on 15/06/2017 08:31:08

Edited By John Stevenson on 15/06/2017 08:32:00

Ditto above post, would have stayed all day, booked a guesthouse nearby, and been back again in the morning...

15/06/2017 10:09:26
Posted by John Stevenson on 14/06/2017 22:07:19:
Murray
I put a load of steel shorts on ebay the other week to clear out.
Sizes I thought would be useful to the serious model engineer

Sizes like 6"dia x 8" which would make ideal riser blocks for the 636 series mills. Or a few backplates for 35 pounds that lump.
5"dia x 20" for 40 pounds and a few more like that

No bids at all so they went in the scrap skip

If i still lived there, would of been up there in a flash, like a ferret up a trouser leg...

Thread: Polishing on a bench grinder?
14/06/2017 06:09:43

Get the biggest motor you can afford. A 1/2 hp polisher with a 6-8" mop on, i can stop dead. You want a minimum of 3/4" hp, preferably 1 hp.

Thread: aluminium crank cases
10/06/2017 06:26:58
Posted by Involute Curve on 09/06/2017 17:33:22:

I vapour blast all my crankcases as a matter of course, the finsih is as new, but you must make sure you clean all oilways etc afterwoods.

Shaun

+1. Wot he said.

There is no better finish.

Thread: Got a Good Story About Buying a Lathe?
04/06/2017 07:14:33

Exchange and Mart...

Brings back memories...

Thread: What Did You Do Today (2017)
27/05/2017 04:28:16
Posted by Mike on 26/05/2017 17:36:49:

Too hot for the workshop today - bright sunshine and 28 degrees this morning here on the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland. Can anyone beat that?

Er, yes. Day in, day out.

Thread: Stainless steel hexagon bar in whitworth head sizes
24/05/2017 03:53:04
Posted by Mike Poole on 23/05/2017 09:06:27:
Posted by Hopper on 22/05/2017 14:12:34:

Stainless fasteners are the hallmark of "over-restoration". Have you considered buying a home plating kit and salvaging the original fasteners with the zinc "copy cad" kit?

I used stainless fastners on my Trident at I used it 365 days a year in those days, Cadmium plating does not last long with regular use on salted roads. I find you do not notice stainless fastners if you rest the temptation to mirror polish them all but you do notice rusty nuts and bolts ( reminds me of a good band "Dumpys Rusty Nuts"

Mike

+1 on all the above, inc the band.

Another Mike.

23/05/2017 03:53:14

Unless money is no object on a motorcycle build, i'll be a Heretic (and a Cheap Charlie) and use A/F and metric on a Brit/Harley bike. On a Euro bike purely metric 'cos it's that much cheaper. If i was building a p/unit Triumph for myself i'd use A/F, i aint no originality buff. I also prefer using A/F spanners and sockets compared to Whit.

23/05/2017 03:39:22

Been using stainless fasteners in motorcycles for 30 odd years, inc c/head bolts. Never had a problem.

Machined wheel spindles in stainless and titanium. Never had a problem.

Always lube a thread, either steel or stainless. Snap On's Never Seize is good, average Copaslip will do the job.

Today you can buy ALUMINIUM wheel spindles for competition off road motorcycles. I'll think about that one, may give it a try...

Thread: Oh dear
21/05/2017 04:10:04
Posted by Mick Henshall on 14/05/2017 21:22:13:

Update,

Chopped all me hair off

my wife doesn't know who I am and won't let me in the house !! Â

I've offered to marry her

Still waiting for an answer

Mick

Makes you look 10 years younger though...

Thread: Anyone heading to Canada from the UK ?
21/05/2017 04:03:52

+1.

Get stuff sent here all the time from the UK via Royal Mail. Must be below 2kgs - very reasonable. Hardly ever order anything that weighs more - gets very very expensive.

Couriers (UPS, Fed Ex, DHL et al) are a complete rip off this end, and i avoid at all costs.

Edited By thaiguzzi on 21/05/2017 04:06:02

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